Research
I conducted
ethnographic observations to note convergences between
the natural and built world in urban environments to identify
intuitive spaces for an interface to mediate between the two systems.








Findings from an Interview with a local Birdwalk Leader
- The user should be able to quickly access basic information such as species id.
- Users must stay still and spend time to attain a deeper understanding of the environment.
- User like being able to capture or store their personal findings.
- Birders start by noticing what is in their immediate environment and then expand outward.
I used these findings to render a series of lo-fi Interface possibilities across a range of familiarity to the user










Personas & User Journey



Everett is a 28 year-old living and working in downtown Raleigh. He works in a high pressure, time consuming job, and spends most of his free time at happy hours with either coworkers or friends. As a result he is very burnt out and feels the need for a reset or reallocation of his time. Everett’s activities and energy level lead to a very low level of awareness and empathy, while his work has given him a relatively high level understanding of technology.
